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Q&A with Karin Slaughter from Random House
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Jul 01, 2014 11:51AM
Joe: good luck! Don't give up! It's a tough road, but if you're going to be published by a traditional publisher, you have to get an agent. Agents reject more authors than publishers do, so if you can find one who believes in your work, you're more than halfway there. If you self-publish, I would be very, very wary of any contract you sign and weigh whether or not it's worth it to basically sign away ownership of your work to an entity that might not be a good steward with a fiduciary interest in growing your talents as a writer. It's a tricky path to take, plus I think every writer needs a good editor, and most self-publishing routes don't care if you're edited or not. You might want to pick up the Writer's Market for some good guidance.
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Robert: in one of my Grant County books, Lena finds herself in a library, but I've never used one as a central plot. I don't want to get in trouble with all the awesome (and opinionated!) librarians I know.
I think British crime writers enjoy their angst more than Americans. We tend to think folks need to just get up and join a good car chase. I love British writers, though. Mo Hayder, Denise Mina, Mark Billingham, and a wee little Irish John Connelly, to name a few.
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole!
I like sex in books if it says something about the characters and moves the plot forward. I feel the same way about violence. You have to use it judiciously and it has to work within the context of the plot.
Karin wrote: "The sad thing is I just read a story this morning about women in science, and how statistically unlikely it is for them to achieve tenure as opposed to their male counterparts, and one of the women said (I am recalling this from memory) that she was told that her ponytail was too floppy for her to be doing cancer research in a lab. I mean...come on..."I used to worlk with an environmental scientist who was told to ask her husband before she went to a site to sample the water. She quit and sued and won.
Karin wrote: "JoAnn--I don't think I could put John and Angie together. I think Angie was right: he's been through enough crap without having someone like her in his life.I knew when I wrote Faithless that Wi..."
I guess I was in to much of a hurry to word my statement correctly....working and popping in to catch a few comments.....thanks for the answer though.
Oh, wow, look it the time! I guess that's it for me. Thanks so much, you guys. If you have any more questions that I haven't answered, just shoot me a note through GR or FB (where you can see lots of pictures of my cat!)Thanks to the hosts. I appreciate your help, Leigh.
Hi Karin! I am looking forward to reading Cop Town.Thank-you for the hours of enjoyment I have experienced in all your books, especially the Will Trent series. I usually take a vacation day to indulge in your next release (Will Trent Day). Is there any chance of a WT novella to tied us over to the next installment?
This was great, thanks Leigh and Karin.
Thank you! This was my first event like this and I greatly enjoyed it.
Thanks for moderating, Leigh. It was a great event!
Thank you, Karin, for responding to my comment and question! And thank you, Leigh, for moderating!
Ah I missed the Q&A. I got side tracked by the kids. :(
I'm new to your books and looking forward to reading them. Thank you for making yourself available to your readers!
When can we see a new Will Trent mystery?
I'm happy for you Jennifer (and just a little jealous) :)
I'm happy for me too! That was a lucky hat for me!
Congratulations, Jennifer!
karin slaughter is one of the best. the way she write, the situation, everything is so REAL. SHE ALWAYS tell a great story too. exceptional writer
I also like Karin's work - the way she writes is quite telling. She keeps a cabin and goes there and just cranks the stuff out. No TV. no distractions. It think that is a pretty cool was to write. But some of us have to make a living before we sell 30 million books world wide or what ever her number is (no disrespect).
Bookllover wrote: "karin slaughter is one of the best. the way she write, the situation, everything is so REAL. SHE ALWAYS tell a great story too. exceptional writer"i have interviewed KARIN.she is one of the sweetest people to meet,so kind and caring.i love the way she writes
I would love to meet her someday. We have a lot in common. Ere both pretty blondes who write grizzly crime related thrillers. The first time I read her stuff I couldn't put it down. If my writing was to ever be compared to hers, I would consider it a tremendous compliment.
